Association between parental practices in child feeding, use of electronic devices and food selectivity in childhood

Abstract Objectives: to analyze the relationship between parental practices, screen time, and food selectivity in children at 12 months of age. Methods: a cross-sectional study nested within a randomized clinical trial. In addition to sociodemographic information and the child’s nutritional status...

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Main Authors: Giovanna Peres Loureiro, Cátia Regina Ficagna, Paula Ruffoni Moreira, Leandro Meirelles Nunes, Juliana Rombaldi Bernardi
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Published: Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco 2025-05-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil
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author Giovanna Peres Loureiro
Cátia Regina Ficagna
Paula Ruffoni Moreira
Leandro Meirelles Nunes
Juliana Rombaldi Bernardi
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description Abstract Objectives: to analyze the relationship between parental practices, screen time, and food selectivity in children at 12 months of age. Methods: a cross-sectional study nested within a randomized clinical trial. In addition to sociodemographic information and the child’s nutritional status, variables selected included the degree of food selectivity, parental practices (parent-centered practices/high control, parent-centered practices/contingency management, child-centered practices), obtained through validated questionnaires: The Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire and the Parental Feeding Style Questionnaire, as well as the use of electronics by children during meals. Crude and adjusted linear regression analysis were performed to assess the association between parental practices and food selectivity. Results: the use of parent-centered/contingency management practices were higher among female infants (p=0.034) and children classified as eutrophic (p=0.021). Parent-centered/high control practices and child-centered practices were positively associated with food selectivity (p=0.037 and p=0.048, respectively). Conclusions: the evidence that parental feeding practices are associated with a child’s food selectivity highlights the importance of initiatives aimed at providing appropriate guidance to parents during this stage of life.
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spelling doaj-art-d6f14bb33d0c43b9bf0fe4d5af88bd332025-08-20T02:33:12ZengInstituto Materno Infantil de PernambucoRevista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil1806-93042025-05-012510.1590/1806-9304202500000089-enAssociation between parental practices in child feeding, use of electronic devices and food selectivity in childhoodGiovanna Peres Loureirohttps://orcid.org/0009-0008-6602-292XCátia Regina Ficagnahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6321-0342Paula Ruffoni Moreirahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9972-3652Leandro Meirelles Nuneshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3106-8871Juliana Rombaldi Bernardihttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6803-4472Abstract Objectives: to analyze the relationship between parental practices, screen time, and food selectivity in children at 12 months of age. Methods: a cross-sectional study nested within a randomized clinical trial. In addition to sociodemographic information and the child’s nutritional status, variables selected included the degree of food selectivity, parental practices (parent-centered practices/high control, parent-centered practices/contingency management, child-centered practices), obtained through validated questionnaires: The Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire and the Parental Feeding Style Questionnaire, as well as the use of electronics by children during meals. Crude and adjusted linear regression analysis were performed to assess the association between parental practices and food selectivity. Results: the use of parent-centered/contingency management practices were higher among female infants (p=0.034) and children classified as eutrophic (p=0.021). Parent-centered/high control practices and child-centered practices were positively associated with food selectivity (p=0.037 and p=0.048, respectively). Conclusions: the evidence that parental feeding practices are associated with a child’s food selectivity highlights the importance of initiatives aimed at providing appropriate guidance to parents during this stage of life.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-38292025000100409&lng=en&tlng=enFood fussinessFeeding behaviorChildParent-child relations
spellingShingle Giovanna Peres Loureiro
Cátia Regina Ficagna
Paula Ruffoni Moreira
Leandro Meirelles Nunes
Juliana Rombaldi Bernardi
Association between parental practices in child feeding, use of electronic devices and food selectivity in childhood
Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil
Food fussiness
Feeding behavior
Child
Parent-child relations
title Association between parental practices in child feeding, use of electronic devices and food selectivity in childhood
title_full Association between parental practices in child feeding, use of electronic devices and food selectivity in childhood
title_fullStr Association between parental practices in child feeding, use of electronic devices and food selectivity in childhood
title_full_unstemmed Association between parental practices in child feeding, use of electronic devices and food selectivity in childhood
title_short Association between parental practices in child feeding, use of electronic devices and food selectivity in childhood
title_sort association between parental practices in child feeding use of electronic devices and food selectivity in childhood
topic Food fussiness
Feeding behavior
Child
Parent-child relations
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-38292025000100409&lng=en&tlng=en
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